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(b) Records. Consistent with 

§§ 501.601 and 501.602 of this chapter, 

U.S. persons who receive payments 

pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section 

must retain for ten five years from the 

date of the relevant payment, and 

furnish to OFAC on demand, a record 

that specifies the following for each 

payment: 

(1) The individual or entity from 

whom the funds originated and the 

amount of funds received; and 

(2) If applicable: 

(i) The names of any individuals or 

entities providing related services to the 

U.S. person receiving payment in 

connection with authorized legal 

services, such as private investigators or 

expert witnesses; 

(ii) A general description of the 

services provided; and 

(iii) The amount of funds paid in 

connection with such services. 

PART 599—ILLICIT DRUG TRADE 

SANCTIONS REGULATIONS 

■ 65. The authority citation for part 599 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 21 U.S.C. 2301 et 

seq.; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq., 

1701 et seq.; Pub. L. 101–410, 104 Stat. 890, 

as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); E.O. 

14059, 86 FR 71549, 3 CFR, 2021 Comp., p. 

715. 

Subpart E—Licenses, Authorizations, 

and Statements of Licensing Policy 

■ 66. In § 599.507, revise and republish 

paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 599.507 Payments for legal services from 

funds originating outside the United States. 

* * * * * 

(b) Records. Consistent with 

§§ 501.601 and 501.602 of this chapter, 

U.S. persons who receive payments 

pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section 

must retain for ten years from the date 

of the relevant payment, and furnish to 

OFAC on demand, a record that 

specifies the following for each 

payment: 

(1) The individual or entity from 

whom the funds originated and the 

amount of funds received; and 

(2) If applicable: 

(i) The names of any individuals or 

entities providing related services to the 

U.S. person receiving payment in 

connection with authorized legal 

services, such as private investigators or 

expert witnesses; 

(ii) A general description of the 

services provided; and 

(iii) The amount of funds paid in 

connection with such services. 

Lisa M. Palluconi, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

31 CFR Part 591 

Publication of Venezuela Sanctions 

Regulations Web General Licenses 5Q 

and 8O 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Publication of web general 

licenses. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is publishing two 

general licenses (GL) issued pursuant to 

the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations: 

GL 5Q and GL 8O, each of which was 

previously made available on OFAC’s 

website. 

DATES: GL 5Q was issued on November 

7, 2024. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for additional relevant 

dates. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

OFAC: Assistant Director for Licensing, 

202–622–2480; Assistant Director for 

Regulatory Affairs, 202–622–4855; or 

Assistant Director for Compliance, 202– 

622–2490. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

This document and additional 

information concerning OFAC are 

available on OFAC’s website: https://

ofac.treasury.gov. 

Background 

On November 7, 2024, OFAC issued 

GL 5Q and GL 8O to authorize certain 

transactions otherwise prohibited by the 

Venezuela Sanctions Regulations (VSR), 

31 CFR part 591. Each GL was made 

available on OFAC’s website (https://

ofac.treasury.gov) when it was issued. 

GL 5Q supersedes GL 5P, which was 

issued on August 12, 2024. GL 8O 

supersedes GL 8N, which was issued on 

May 10, 2024. The text of these GLs is 

provided below. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL 

Venezuela Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 591 

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 5Q 

Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to 

the Petro ́leos de Venezuela, S.A. 2020 8.5 

Percent Bond on or After March 7, 2025 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of 

this general license, on or after March 7, 

2025, all transactions related to, the 

provision of financing for, and other dealings 

in the Petro ́leos de Venezuela, S.A. 2020 8.5 

Percent Bond that would be prohibited by 

subsection l(a)(iii) of Executive Order (E.O.) 

13835 of May 21, 2018, as amended by E.O. 

13857 of January 25, 2019, and incorporated 

into the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, 31 

CFR part 591 (the VSR), are authorized. 

(b) This general license does not authorize 

any transactions or activities otherwise 

prohibited by the VSR, or any other part of 

31 CFR chapter V. 

(c) Effective November 7, 2024, General 

License No. 5P, dated August 12, 2024, is 

replaced and superseded in its entirety by 

this General License No. 5Q. 

Lisa M. Palluconi, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

Dated: November 7, 2024. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL 

Venezuela Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 591 

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 8O 

Authorizing Transactions Involving 

Petro ́leos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA) 

Necessary for the Limited Maintenance of 

Essential Operations in Venezuela or the 

Wind Down of Operations in Venezuela for 

Certain Entities 

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (c) 

and (d) of this general license, all 

transactions and activities prohibited by 

Executive Order (E.O.) 13850 of November 1, 

2018, as amended by E.O. 13857 of January 

25, 2019, or E.O. 13884 of August 5, 2019, 

each as incorporated into the Venezuela 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 591 (the 

VSR), that are ordinarily incident and 

necessary to the limited maintenance of 

essential operations, contracts, or other 

agreements, that: (i) are for safety or the 

preservation of assets in Venezuela; (ii) 

involve PdVSA or any entity in which 

PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 50 

percent or greater interest; and (iii) were in 

effect prior to July 26, 2019, are authorized 

through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, 

May 9, 2025, for the following entities and 

their subsidiaries (collectively, the ‘‘Covered 

Entities’’): 

• Halliburton 

• Schlumberger Limited 

• Baker Hughes Holdings LLC 

• Weatherford International, Public Limited 

Company 

Note to paragraph (a). Transactions and 

activities necessary for safety or the 

preservation of assets in Venezuela that are 

authorized by paragraph (a) of this general 


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license include: transactions and activities 

necessary to ensure the safety of personnel, 

or the integrity of operations and assets in 

Venezuela; participation in shareholder and 

board of directors meetings; making 

payments on third-party invoices for 

transactions and activities authorized by 

paragraph (a) of this general license, or 

incurred prior to April 21, 2020, provided 

such activity was authorized at the time it 

occurred; payment of local taxes and 

purchase of utility services in Venezuela; and 

payment of salaries for employees and 

contractors in Venezuela. 

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of 

this general license, all transactions and 

activities prohibited by E.O. 13850, as 

amended, or E.O. 13884, each as 

incorporated into the VSR, that are ordinarily 

incident and necessary to the wind down of 

operations, contracts, or other agreements in 

Venezuela involving PdVSA or any entity in 

which PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, a 

50 percent or greater interest, and that were 

in effect prior to July 26, 2019, are authorized 

through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, 

May 9, 2025, for the Covered Entities. 

(c) Paragraph (a) of this general license 

does not authorize: 

(1) The drilling, lifting, or processing of, 

purchase or sale of, or transport or shipping 

of any Venezuelan-origin petroleum or 

petroleum products; 

(2) The provision or receipt of insurance or 

reinsurance with respect to the transactions 

and activities described in paragraph (c)(1) of 

this general license; 

(3) The design, construction, installation, 

repair, or improvement of any wells or other 

facilities or infrastructure in Venezuela or the 

purchasing or provision of any goods or 

services, except as required for safety; 

(4) Contracting for additional personnel or 

services, except as required for safety; or 

(5) The payment of any dividend, 

including in kind, to PdVSA, or any entity 

in which PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, 

a 50 percent or greater interest. 

(d) This general license does not authorize: 

(1) Any transactions or dealings related to 

the exportation or reexportation of diluents, 

directly or indirectly, to Venezuela; 

(2) Any loans to, accrual of additional debt 

by, or subsidization of PdVSA, or any entity 

in which PdVSA owns, directly or indirectly, 

a 50 percent or greater interest, including in 

kind, prohibited by E.O. 13808 of August 24, 

2017, as amended by E.O. 13857, and 

incorporated into the VSR; or 

(3) Any transactions or activities otherwise 

prohibited by the VSR, or any other part of 

31 CFR chapter V, or any transactions or 

activities with any blocked person other than 

the blocked persons identified in paragraphs 

(a) and (b) of this general license. 

(e) Effective November 7, 2024, General 

License No. 8N, dated May 10, 2024, is 

replaced and superseded in its entirety by 

this General License No. 8O. 

Lisa M. Palluconi, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

Dated: November 7, 2024. 

Lisa M. Palluconi, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29991 Filed 12–18–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 50 and 58 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0072; FRL–8635.1– 

02–OAR] 

RIN 2060–AW48 

Reconsideration of the National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

Particulate Matter; Correction 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule; correction and 

correcting amendment. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is correcting a final rule 

published in the Federal Register on 

March 6, 2024, that became effective on 

May 6, 2024. The final rule revised the 

primary annual PM2.5 standard by 

lowering the level from 12.0 mg/m3 to 

9.0 mg/m3, retained the current primary 

24-hour PM2.5 standard and the primary 

24-hour PM10 standard, retained the 

secondary 24-hour PM2.5 standard, 

secondary annual PM2.5 standard, and 

secondary 24-hour PM10 standard, and 

finalized revisions to the Air Quality 

Index (AQI) and monitoring 

requirements for the national ambient 

air quality standards for particulate 

matter (PM NAAQS). After publication, 

the EPA became aware of an error in the 

preamble text regarding the due date for 

infrastructure State implementation 

plan (infrastructure SIP) submissions for 

the 2024 p.m. NAAQS. With this action, 

the EPA is clarifying the due date for 

infrastructure SIP submissions for the 

2024 p.m. NAAQS. The EPA is also 

correcting inadvertent errors in the 

PM2.5 monitoring regulatory text. These 

corrections do not include any 

substantive changes to the final rule. 

DATES: This correction is effective on 

December 19, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a 

docket for the final rule under Docket ID 

No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0072. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the www.regulations.gov website. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., confidential business information 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available electronically through 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Tim Hanley, Air Quality Assessment 

Division, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code C304–06, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; 

telephone: (919) 541–4417; email: 

hanley.tim@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. What is the authority for this action? 

The EPA is correcting the deadline for 

infrastructure SIP submissions under its 

authority provided in section 110(a)(1) 

of the Clean Air Act (CAA) (42 U.S.C. 

7410), which directs the States to 

submit their implementation plans 

within 3 years after promulgation of a 

primary or secondary NAAQS. 

The EPA is also acting under the 

authority provided by CAA sections 

103, 105, 110, 114, 301, 311, 314, and 

319, which direct the EPA to develop 

and implement measures to conduct 

ambient air quality surveillance. Under 

this authority, this action implements 

minor, non-substantive typographical 

and technical corrections to conform the 

40 CFR part 58 regulatory text to the 

rule’s preamble and remedies regulatory 

text formatting errors. 

B. What corrective action is the Agency 

taking? 

Correction to Preamble of March 6 Final 

Rule 

In the proposed rule published on 

January 27, 2023 (88 FR 5558), the 

preamble states that ‘‘Under CAA 

sections 110(a)(1), all states are required 

to make these infrastructure SIP 

submissions within 3 years after 

promulgation of a new or revised 

primary standard.’’ However, in the 

final rule published on March 6, 2024 

(89 FR 16202), the preamble incorrectly 

and inadvertently states that ‘‘Under 

CAA section 110(a)(1), all States are 

required to make these infrastructure 

SIP submissions within three years after 

the effective date of a new or revised 

primary standard. While the CAA 

authorizes the EPA to set a shorter time 

for States to make these SIP 

submissions, the EPA is requiring 

submission of infrastructure SIPs within 

three years of the effective date of this 

revised primary annual PM2.5 NAAQS.’’ 

Pursuant to CAA section 110(a)(1), 

infrastructure SIP submissions are not 


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